Joining the Zwicker-Larkin main event on the card will be a
heavyweight confrontation pitting Lavar
Johnson against Shawn
Jordan. Additionally, lightweight submission specialist
Ryan
Couture now has an opponent for the show, as the son of “The
Natural” will square off with Maka Watson
in his fourth professional outing. Welterweights Brian
Melancon and Felipe
Portela are also rumored to collide at the event, though
officials have yet to make the contest official.

Zwicker’s first Strikeforce
appearance came against the aforementioned Johnson in October.
“Rezdog” was battered in that fight by his larger foe, falling by
knockout. The defeat marked the first time Zwicker had been stopped
since beginning his career in 2003. The
Team Quest export returned to the cage in April, earning a
technical knockout over Brett Albee
at Strikeforce “Diaz vs. Daley.”

A kung fu practitioner, Larkin has shown excellent though
unorthodox striking skills through his 11-fight professional
career. The undefeated light heavyweight has gone a perfect 2-0 in
the Strikeforce cage, debuting with the promotion in April with a
technical knockout over Scott
Lighty. Most recently, “The Monsoon” outpointed fellow prospect
Gian
Villante on June 24, outstriking the former heavyweight en
route to a unanimous decision victory.